Dispensing device



DIsPENsING DEVICE July l, 1930. Ruizv Filed-'May 12, 1928 Mi LLEL luiz Patented July 11', 193() UNETE stars MIGUEL RUIZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISy l nIsrENsrNe DEVICE Application filed May 12, 1928. Serial No. 277,361.

The present invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes.

The primary object of the present in* Vention is to provide an improved fountain` shaving brush of novel'construction for the dispensing of shaving material inwardly of the bristles of the brush in a novel and efiicient manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved shaving brush wherein the shaving material is contained in the handle portion of the brush and may be ejected in predetermined quantities inwardly of the brush bristles when desiring to use the brush.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel'fountain shaving brush wherein the handle portion serves to retain'a suitable quantity of shaving material and an ej ecting means for the shaving material so associated with the handle portion as to permit of free and ordinary use of the brush without accii dentally operating the ejecting means during application of the material to ones face preparatory to shaving. o A still further and important object of the invention is to provide an improved fountain shaving brush embodying readily removable sections for allowing ready refilling of the device with shaving material, and also allowing for easy sterilization of the parts when such becomes desirable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the'course of the foll-owing detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which drawing:

Figure l is a central longitudinal section thru an improved fountain shaving brush 40 constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section thru the brush on line 2 2 of Figure l and showing the ejecting means having been op-` 5 erated for discharging a predetermined` quantity of the shaving material inwardly of the bristles of the brush.

Figure 3 is a transverse section on line 3--3 of Figure l. Figure t is a perspective view of the plunger actuating means engageable bythe user for dispensing of the shaving material.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts thruout the several views, the letter A designates a handle portion for the brush for removably receiving a reservoir B adapted to be held in position as by the brush proper C, and D may designate as a whole, ejecting means operable for discharging shaving material from the reservoir B into the bristles of the brush proper C. i

Referring first to the construction of the handle portion A, the same may be formed of any suitable material such as vulcanized rub-y ber, or of any other suitable material or a composition of materials, and is provided at its forward end with a circular shaped pocket 5 being enlarged at its outer end and screw threaded asatfG. Formed axially of the handle portion at the vinner end ofthe pocket 5, is a guide forming way 7, and which way is preferably of square shape as clearly illustrated in Figure 3. This guide way 7 is of less area than that of the annular pocket 5 and forms a forwardly facing shoulder 8 at the inner end of the pocket. Formed axially of the handle portion at the rear of the guide way 7, is a shallow recess or bore 9 which opens at the rear end of the handle portion and which annular recess is of greater area than that of the way 7 for forming a rearwardly facing shoulder l() at the inner end of the recess. The outer end ofthe recess is slightly enlarged and screw threaded ask at 11. Thusit' will be seen that an opening is formed axially from end to end thru the handle portion as by means of the annular pocket 5, annular recess 9, and the square guide forming way 7 which connects t-he pocket and recess, with each end of the handle portion being vprovided with internal threads. Y

The reservoir B, and which is intended to receive a shaving material preferably in the form of a shaving cream, may be formed of any suitable material such as metal or vulcanized rubber, and embodies an annular cup shaped body portion 12 being open at one end CPI and provided at its opposite end with a reduced tubular spout or nozzle formin extension 13 arranged co-axially of the cody portion 12 and thru Which the cream or paste is intended to be ejected upon actuation of the means D. The body portion 12 of the reservoir is of. a: length substantially' equalV dle portion er. This annular shaped? head 1st forms an axially dispo's'ed opening 15I Which preferably tapers slightly' toward the? outer side ofI the headi inconformity With the: tubu-A lar nozzle 13 Whichras will he observed, also taperstoWard its-outer discharge end#Y Thej head` leV isv of a thickness substantially less than the length vofthe no'z'zfle 13 sothat the nozzle projects'Y for' a suitable distance" past7 the outer side of the head as is clearly illus; trated in Figures 1f and. 2. Arrange'd'V concentric with the op'eningf15i's anannular groove7 16', andv secured i111 any suitab'lel'nanner With'- in` this groove-1 are bristlesA l?? which are army ranged in' annular formation' with certainof the bristles taperingftuvvard; the atrial center of the' group'of bristleslfor providingw sub1 stant'aily closed V-shapedi pocket l8- commis nicating With'the' dischargeend of thefnozzle 13. Thus it Willbese'en that.whenr the head-Y Y le is' threaded into. the outer endof thepocket 5, that the saineserves to) removably retainthe reservoir-. B.V in positions Within the handle portion vviith the nozzle 13 projectingf thru the]v head and'- terminating inwardly of.' the bristles 17.. Y

Referring nove to 1 the n o'vel?. ej ecting me ans",

DI which whenv operated;- actsto eject! prede;- termined qu'antities of'- the'.l shearing.i material; from thereserv-oin B thru thenonzlel. 1B ini- Wa'rdlyV ofL thebrush.bristles-1.7, th'eisame' em# bodies av plunger structure 2O.` and: a2 plunger actuating.' .means- 2.1:.

v The plun'ger structure 2O'V embodies a l disc.' shaped piston 22 Wh'ichlis preferably formed..

.ofV ai material suchl asi rubber' or the like. and

ofa diameter tosnug-ly. ftuwi thin .theannulan 'body portion 12 of? the reservfoir Bi Afri#- ranged at the rear' side'f of the" piston 221isl a metal reinforcing disciz, and which disc: 23 is of a diameter to engage the shoulder 8 when the plungerY structure" isinf its fully retracted position. Suitahly securedf to the rea-r side'y off the; pist'om 22 by" meansA of'f fastening elements 24,. isy a, substantially' tlf-shapedN member having paralleli side armsV 25 'provided' Withiflatf. oute'risurfaces fori slid;

ably engaging two confronting side Walls of the square shaped guide wvay 7. Thus it Will he seen that the U-shapedmemher is held against rotation Within the guide Way 7 by the flat outer surfaces of the spaced arms 25. Provided at the inner confronting faces of thei arms 25 is a series ofratchet teeth 26 which eritendd thruout the length of the arms and with the ratchet teeth of one arm pret erably aligning With the ratchet teeth of the companion arm. These ratchet L-eeth 26 eX- tend1 transif'ersely of the It may also he stated, and may be observed hy viewing Figure g-thatthe fw of a width equal to the distance between c ie confronting Walls of the guide Way f7 so that the t5-shaped member is held against lateral shifting iini either direction.

rdapted for threadedV engagement withV end of the handle the threads 11 at the rear portion A, is a ring-'shaped cap 2GW'hi'c`h: when in threaded connection with the handle'Y portion forms a closed chamber' 2)? at the' recess 9. This cap 26 serves as a means for removably retain 1 means21 in position Within the chamber 271 for operative engagement with the plunger structure 20.' The cap is provided? With'- anl axially disposed opening forming. ani inwardly facing annular shoulder 29v disposedy in' confronting relation tothe annular shoulder 10. L

Referring no'W to the plunger actuating; means 21', the same embodies a button 30 fori slidab'ly mounting in. the' chamber 27,!a'ndf which button isy providedLWit-lr an extension4 31 Whiohvis adaptedto extend thru the open".-

ingA 28' of: the cap 26 with theouter .suriia'cef of the extension lying flush with the' external' surface ofthe cap when the button engages the annular.v shoulder! 29: The inner' face' ofthe'button. isfprovided with an annular recessl 32 the circumferential edge of Which is re'- cessedfto form an annular groove: as clearly' illustrated in Figure 2.' rllhis annular groove: of the recess 32 serves as means for retention' of aI carrier frame 83 Whichrmay be formed of a suitablefgauge Wire. The carrier' frame is'. offsubstantially LLshape in formation' for providing a pair of arms 34 connected` by! a. crossi section 35, and the'lower end' of'k each arm 35 is provided with an arcuate@ shaped portion 35 which is adaptedy to be sprung into the annular groove of thefrecessV 32 inl-a manner for removably retaining-the carrier frame in position upon the inner sidef of the button with the arms 34 extending parallel With the :axis of the button. Hinge edly connected-to thecross section 35 of' the:

carrier frame 33 is a pair of oo-acting pa-Wlv arms' 38' which aref adapted to co-'act With the plunger structure 20 upon depressing'thei plunger actuating means 21. These: p'aivl arms 38 may be in the form of U-shafp'edf membersv constructed from` lengths of Wire CII sof

and having their arms looped about the cross section 35 for hingedly connecting the members to the carrier frame. kArranged within the chamber 27 with one end bearing upon the inner face of the button 30 outwardly of the arms of the carrier frame 33 and with its opposite end bearing upon the outwardly facing shoulder 10, is an expansion coil spring 40 which acts for normally retaining the button in seating engagement upon the annular shoulder 29.

In use of the improved fountain shaving brush, the reservoir B may first be filled with a suitable shaving material preferably in the form of a paste, and then inserted into the circular pocket 5 so that'the inner open end of the reservoir body portion 12 is closed by the piston 22. The brush proper may then be threaded upon the forward end of the handle portion A as by the head 14 and which head will servel to hold the reservoir in position within the handle portion with the tapering nozzle 13 extending between the bristles 17. The operator may then press the button 30 inwardly against the tension of the spring 40, and which inward pressure on the button will cause the pawl arms 38 to act upon the flat arms 25 in a manner for imparting movement to the piston 22 whereby a predetermined quantity of the paste will be delivered thru the nozzle 13 inwardly of the bristles 17. Upon releasing pressure on the button 30 the spring 40 will movethe button outwardly into engagement with the annular shoulder 29 and allow the pivoted pawl arms 38 to rid'e past one or more ofthe "ratchet teeth 26 and again engage the arms 25 in a manner whereby the plunger structure will be moved further inwardly into the chamber 12 upon a repeated operation of the plunger actuating means 21. Upon retraction of the button 30 the carrier frame 33 will be retracted by reason of the arms 34 being coupled with the button by means of the arcuate shaped arms 36,

It will be observed-that the brush is so construct-ed as to allow for the same to bev used in the ordinary manner, and that the operating button for the ejecting means is disposed at the rear end of the handle portion and does not project past the external surface of the handle portion to vbe accidently engaged for operating the ejecting means during ordinary use of the brush.-

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a novel and efficient type of fountain shaving brush has been provided embodying novel features of construction whereby the brush may be used in the manner of an ordinary type of shaving brush, and one wherein a predetermined quantity of the shaving material may be ejected from the handle portion of the brush inwardly of the brush bristles by the mere inward pressure upon an operating button so arranged in the handle portion as'toV not become accidently portion, a reservoir for shaving'material re- 1 movably fitting in the handle portion and having'a discharge nozzle, said reservoir bef ing open at its inner end, a piston slidable'in the reservoir, an operating button recipro- 'cally mounted in the handle portion at the rear of said piston, means for normally urging the button outwardly to a retracted posi'- tion, and means operable upon inward move? nient of the button for advancing the piston a'limited degree of movement in the reservoir. 2. A'dispensing device comprising a handle portion, a reservoir for shaving material removably fitting in the handle portion and having a discharge nozzle, said reservoir being open at its inner end, a plunger ystructure reciprocally mounted in the handle portion including a piston movable in `the/reservoir and a pair of spaced apart arms having ratchet teeth provided at their .confronting faces, an operating button reciprocally mounted in the handle portion at the rear of the plunger structure and having its outer surface flush with the outer surface of the handle portion when in a retracted position, means for normally urging the button to a .retracted position, a carrier frame connected withthe button and extending between said arms of the plunger structure, and pawls pivotally connected withthe carrier frame and engageable with said ratchet teeth for advancing the piston for a limited degree of movement in the reservoir upon each inward movement of the button.

3. A dispensing device comprising a handle portion, a reservoir for shaving material removably fitting in the handle portion and having a discharge nozzle, lsaid reservoir being open at its inner end, a piston slidable in the reservoir, a U-shaped member connected with the piston and having' iiat, parallel spaced apart arms having ratchet teeth provided at their confronting faces, a button reciprocally mounted in the handle portion at the rear of the handle portion, means for normally urging the button away from said piston, a carrier frame supported at the inner side of the button and having a hinge section extending between said arms of the U-shaped member, and a pair of pawl arms pivotally mounted on the hinge section and engageable I with said ratchet teeth for imparting a `limited inward movement of the piston upon inward movement of the button. Y

4. A dispensing device comprising a hollow handle portion, a reservoir for shaving tQn lreninnocnlly Frnnned 1in vthe handle purr tQn'lny Said v,nap and having a pori-,ion eX- tendng Iinn-n.0 ich@ Opening n the Isnp, al coil Spring nntingnpon the inner nid@ Qffthe lonttQn ffQr normally nrging the ,Same outwardly 'into ngngelnent with the can, n Carrier frame vljca,ollgnbly cjajr'reol by the inner side of ith@ ,but-,t0n and Yincluding ca hinge .Sec-tion `nX11i-21,1915@g parallel -W-tb and ylneiwveen @he rnthenteenhnsndfnllnnnndn pair 0f U- `Shnped WW1/arms fhingedly nwunted upon the Y@non lsecninn and ,Qngngenble with the vnintchet neetll :fQr'fInOyng the Piston inwardly ,predetermined distance npQninWan-d movement of .Said bnttnn- ,MIGUEL .RUIZ- 

